Chapter 78
Tina’s eyes went wide in disbelief. He admitted to it. Is he really courting Sonia?
Other than Tina, Melody and Cynthia were also stupefied. In fact, Melody was staring at Zane like she
was
staring at an idiot. Both of them hailed from prestigious families, so Melody looked down on him for
falling for a
woman who had once divorced. He’s bringing shame upon all of the upper ss society!
“Mr. Coleman, are you sure you should be doing this? Miss Reed is…” Tina bit her lip as if there was
something
about Sonia that she should refrain frommenting about.
Sonia let out a snort of incredulity. “Go on, Miss Gray. What is it that you want to say about me? Are you
trying to
convey to Zane that I havemitted certain atrocities by trailing off mid-sentence as if you’re trying to
hide
something?”(This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar)
Tina panicked, as she never thought Sonia would expose her intentions directly, which caught her off
guard. Therefore, she shook her head while exining herself, “No, that’s not what I mean.(This novel
will be daily updtaed at .noveljar) It’s just that Miss Reed is Toby’s ex-wife, and you’re Toby’s
friend, so isn’t it a bad idea to go after Miss Reed?”
“Nope. I think it’s a nice idea” Zane refuted with a smile. “Although Sonia is Toby’s ex-wife, they’re
already
divorced, so it’s just normal that I would pursue her.”
“But-” Tina seemed to have something else to say.
However, Sonia cut her off. “Is my poprity that much of an eyesore?”
“No, I wasn’t-”
“If that’s not the case, you have no reason to stop Zane from pursuing me. If you think Zane shouldn’t be
courting
his friend’s ex, don’t forget that you and I used to be coursemates in uni. ording to that line of
thinking, aren’t you in the wrong for going after my ex?” Sonia wore a half-smirk while observing Tina.
Right away, Tina fell silent as the expression on her face changed drastically. What could I tell her
anyway? No matter how I retort, I will only be humiliating myself.
“I guess Miss Gray has nothing to add. Let’s go,” Sonia told Zane.
Zane nodded while gazing at Sonia with a smirk on his face. It’s obvious that Tina is trying to y the
victim. Toby
is the only one who’s too blind to see that. Heck, he even thinks she is kind and innocent. I don’t
understand why he
would see Tina with such rose-colored sses.
Right before they could leave, Melody detained them. “Hold on.”
Sonia narrowed her eyes. “Do you need something, Miss Stryder?”
Both Tina and Cynthia also looked at Melody, who had her arms crossed. With an arrogant look on her
face, she demanded, “Are you not going to apologize to Tina?”(This novel will be daily updtaed at
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“Why should I apologize?” Sonia met Melody’s gaze.
Melody snorted. “You had your suitor kidnap Tina, which led to her being hospitalized. Shouldn’t you
apologize
considering what you have done?”
“What? Did you have someone kidnap Tina?” Zane was practically shrieking.
Upon hearing that, Sonia rolled her eyes at him. “Do you think that’s possible?”
“I think you might just do that.” Zane nodded in all seriousness.
Sonia’s lips quivered. “Get lost!” With a shrug, Zane fell silent. It wasn’t until then that Sonia returned her
gaze to
Tina and Melody. “Why would you use me of having someone kidnap Tina?”
“Tina told us she heard the kidnapper saying that you’re the mastermind,” Melody replied.
Sonia smiled. “So you believed in what Tina said, and in order to restore justice, you had the banks cut
off
Paradigm Co’s funds. Am I right?”
Initially, Sonia thought Melody only did that because of what happened when they yed cards
previously. However, she dismissed the conjecture as soon as she saw Melody walking beside Tina,(This
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because of Tina’s kidnapping. Now that Melody brought it up, Sonia was
certain that that was the case.
A look of surprise fleeted across Melody’s gaze. “You knew?” Tina and Cynthia also had a simr
reaction.
When Sonia saw their expressions, she smirked. “Anything that we do is bound toe to light
eventually.”
Soon, Melody regained herposure. “Your knowledge of this makes no difference. Paradigm Co. will
be done for anyway.”
“Is that so?” Sonia tilted her head. “Miss Stryder, you stepped in to teach me a lesson for Miss Gray’s
sake. I’m
Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.
touched by your friendship. However, I don’t think Paradigm Co. is anywhere near its end, Miss Stryder.
On the contrary, it is your family that will be facing its doom.”
Melody’s pupils shrunk, but she quickly collected herself. “Are you kidding me, Miss Reed?”
“She must be kidding. That’s just how a clown like her is. Considering the Stryders’ status, she couldn’t
possibly
have predicted their downfall.” Cynthia sneered at Sonia’s words.
Simrly, Tina looked at Sonia disapprovingly. “Miss Reed, you need to check your facts.”
“I don’t think she’s making things up.” Zane interjected out of the blue while gazing at Sonia with a
meaningful
look. After all, the certainty in her tone made him realize that she might have proof to back her ims.
Something might actually happen to the Stryders. I just don’t know how Sonia knows about this.
“Zane, do you believe in what she said?” Melody pointed at Sonia while ncing at Zane with a
discontented
look.
Just when Zane was about to exin, Sonia took over the conversation. “You’ll soon get to know if I’m
telling the
truth. I pray that you will be able to maintain your friendship with Tina by then.” With that, she smiled
derisively before signalling Zane to take her away. After all the talking, her leg was in so much pain that it
was almost
numb.
Tina and her gang didn’t stop Sonia and Zane from leaving. At the side, Melody was deep in thought with
her
head hung low. Meanwhile, Cynthiatched herself onto Tina’s arm while watching the two of them
leave.(This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar) “Tch.
Despite how serious she sounded, nobody’s going to believe in her.”
“Alright, stop that. Miss Reed might be too angry after what happened to herpany, so-”
Before Tina could finish her sentence, the ringtone of a phone cut her short. Somehow, Melody was
feeling
uneasy the moment she heard her phone ring. She took out her phone, and her heart sank as soon as
she saw the caller ID. “Mom, why are you calling me?”
“Where are you, Melody? Are you still in Seafield?” A woman’s anxious voice came through the line.
Melody was feeling increasingly uneasy. “Yeah. What is it?”
“How dare you even ask?” The woman on the other side of the line burst into tears. Her voice sounded
usatory as she cried, “You got us into big trouble. We received a report stating that one of the
Stryders had
interfered with another city’s political affairs. Your father was taken away by the Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection, and your uncles are being suspended from their duties.”
“What?” Melody’s expression changed drastically while her limbs turned ice-cold. As her mind was filled
with
what Sonia told her, her body began to tremble. It’s true. Cmity has befallen the Stryders!
“I’m warning you, Melody. If the Stryders end up falling from grace, we won’t be acknowledging you as
our daughter anymore.” With that, the woman cut the call, leaving Melody holding her phone with a nk
expression while spacing out
Tina and Cynthia exchanged a nce. With a look of concern, Tina asked gently, “What’s the matter,
Miss
Stryder?”
Upon hearing Tina’s voice, Melody snapped back to her senses. When she realized that such cmity
only befell
the Stryders because she helped to teach Sonia a lesson, she med everything on Tina. She had a
malignant
look on her face as she snapped, “Tina Gray, you’d better hope that the Stryder Family wille out
unscathed! Otherwise, I will never forgive you!”
After that, Melody shoved Tina out of her way to leave the hospital immediately. She had to hurry back to
Norfolk
to apologize to her family, or else she would be done for.
“Tina, what should we do? It’s just as Sonia said-cmity has befallen the Stryders,” Cynthia said,
sounding
deeply troubled by the turn of events. Instead of replying to Cynthia, Tina rubbed her aching shoulder
while biting
her lip with her head hung low in an attempt to cover up the panic and uneasiness in her eyes.